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Sailboat strikes hard object, sinks; Coast Guard rescues man in life raft off Diamond Head
"HONOLULU - A man whose boat sank Tuesday night was rescued in a life raft by the Coast Guard seven miles south of Diamond Head.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Coast Guard rescues man in life raft south of Diamond Head - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser) reports the 41-foot sailing vessel Esperanza struck something, took on water and rapidly sank in 300 feet of water.
A woman friend received a text message from the man at 9:05 p.m. and relayed his plea for help.
The Coast Guard's 45-foot response boat responded. The agency got a signal from the man's Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon at 9:26 p.m. and received the precise location at 9:50 p.m.
The man's age and hometown were not released. He told the Coast Guard he had enough to time to send a brief distress call by radio, text his friend and deploy his life raft."
Sailboat strikes hard object, sinks; Coast Guard rescues man in life raft off Diamond Head
"HONOLULU - A man whose boat sank Tuesday night was rescued in a life raft by the Coast Guard seven miles south of Diamond Head.
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (Coast Guard rescues man in life raft south of Diamond Head - Hawaii News - Honolulu Star-Advertiser) reports the 41-foot sailing vessel Esperanza struck something, took on water and rapidly sank in 300 feet of water.
A woman friend received a text message from the man at 9:05 p.m. and relayed his plea for help.
The Coast Guard's 45-foot response boat responded. The agency got a signal from the man's Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon at 9:26 p.m. and received the precise location at 9:50 p.m.
The man's age and hometown were not released. He told the Coast Guard he had enough to time to send a brief distress call by radio, text his friend and deploy his life raft."
